This is a shock - no joke intended

[Pedigree Ann]

From the Racing Post

ELECTROCUTIONIST, winner of the Dubai World Cup in March, died in Newmarket in the early hours of Saturday morning following a suspected heart attack.

A statement on www.godolphin.com said: "Electrocutionist has sadly died following a suspected heart attack.

"He died this morning after suffering what is thought to have been a heart attack."

The winner of eight of his 12 starts, firstly in Italy with Valfredo Valiani and latterly with Saeed Bin Suroor for Godolphin, Electrocutionist won three times at Group 1 level, the most notable being his thrilling victory in the world's richest race, the World Cup, at Nad Al Sheba in March.
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